Built in 1973, the church was awaiting inauguration when the July 1974 events occurred. The Turks have been using it as a mosque without having undertaken any repair works since.
The church dates back to the 15th – 16th centuries with later additions. After 1974 the church was plundered. Fragments of 16th century wall paintings are preserved to this day. The “Descent into Hades” is represented on the south wall,…